Kaze wa Fuite Iru
# Kaze wa Fuite Iru

"Kaze wa Fuite Iru" or "Kaze wa Fuiteiru" (風は吹いている, "The Wind Is Blowing"), is the 23rd single by the Japanese girl idol group AKB48, released on October 26, 2011.

## Release history and information

The title of the upcoming October single by AKB48 was first announced to 20,000 fans present at the handshake event held to celebrate the launch of the group's 22nd single, "Flying Get", at the Nagoya Dome on September 4.

The single was released in 5 versions: Type A Regular and Limited editions, Type B Regular and Limited editions, and a Theater Edition.

It was written with lyric meant to ease the pain of the tsunami victims from the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, as well as part of the large relief process to help out with restoration as the group has donated over 1.25 billion yen, and continue to hold monthly trip visit to tsunami areas to perform free concerts for the children and elderly in those areas.

## Members

### "Kaze wa Fuite Iru"

Centers: Atsuko Maeda and Yuko Oshima

* Team A: Haruna Kojima, Rino Sashihara, Mariko Shinoda, Aki Takajō, Minami Takahashi, Atsuko Maeda
* Team K: Tomomi Itano, Yūko Ōshima, Minami Minegishi, Sae Miyazawa, Yui Yokoyama
* Team B: Tomomi Kasai, Yuki Kashiwagi, Rie Kitahara, Mayu Watanabe
* SKE48 Team S: Jurina Matsui, Rena Matsui
* NMB48 Team N: Sayaka Yamamoto

### "Kimi no Senaka"

**Under Girls**

Center: Aika Ōta

* Team A: Misaki Iwasa, Aika Ōta, Haruka Nakagawa, Ami Maeda
* Team K: Ayaka Kikuchi, Reina Fujie
* Team B: Haruka Ishida, Mika Komori, Sumire Satō, Miho Miyazaki
* Team 4: Maria Abe, Miori Ichikawa, Anna Iriyama, Haruka Shimazaki, Suzuran Yamauchi
* Kenkyūsei: Rena Katō
* SKE48 Team KII: Akane Takayanagi
* SKE48 Team E: Kanon Kimoto
* NMB48 Kenkyūsei: Eriko Jō

### "Vamos"

**Under Girls Baragumi**

* Team A: Shizuka Ōya, Chisato Nakata, Sayaka Nakaya, Natsumi Matsubara
* Team K: Mayumi Uchida, Miku Tanabe, Tomomi Nakatsuka, Misato Nonaka, Rumi Yonezawa
* Team B: Kana Kobayashi, Shihori Suzuki, Mariya Suzuki, Rina Chikano, Natsumi Hirajima
* Team 4: Haruka Shimada, Miyu Takeuchi, Shiori Nakamata, Mariya Nagao

### "Gondola Lift"

**Under Girls Yurigumi**

Center: Ayaka Umeda

* Team A: Haruka Katayama, Asuka Kuramochi
* Team K: Sayaka Akimoto, Ayaka Umeda, Moeno Nitō, Sakiko Matsui
* Team B: Amina Satō, Natsuki Satō, Yuka Masuda
* Team 4: Mariko Nakamura

### "Tsubomitachi"

**Team4+Kenkyūsei**

* Team 4: Maria Abe, Miori Ichikawa, Anna Iriyama, Haruka Shimazaki, Haruka Shimada, Miyu Takeuchi, Shiori Nakamata, Mariko Nakamura, Mariya Nagao, Suzuran Yamauchi
* Kenkyūsei: Rina Izuta, Karen Iwata, Miyu Ōmori, Rena Katō, Rina Kawaei, Natsuki Kojima, Marina Kobayashi, Erena Saeed Yokota, Yukari Sasaki, Rika Suzuki, Juri Takahashi, Yūka Tano, Wakana Natori, Rina Hirata, Nana Fujita, Tomu Muto, Ayaka Morikawa

## Chart performance

### Oricon Charts

| Release | Oricon Singles Chart | Peak position | Debut sales (copies) | Sales total (copies) |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| October 26, 2011 | Daily Chart | 1 | 1,045,937 | 1,457,113 |
| October 26, 2011 | Weekly Chart | 1 | 1,300,482 | 1,457,113 |
| October 26, 2011 | Monthly Chart | 1 | 1,300,482 | 1,457,113 |

### Billboard Japan

| Chart | Position |
| - | - |
| Hot100 | 1 |
| Hot Top Airplay | 1 |

### RIAJ Digital Track Chart

| Date | Position |
| - | - |
| October 25, 2011 | 1 |
| November 1, 2011 | 1 |

### Other major charts outside Japan

| Region | Chart | Peak position |
| - | - | - |
| Taiwan | G-music Combo Chart | 15 |
| Spain | Los 40 Principales España (Spanish Top 40) | Unknown (November 12, 2011) |

## JKT48 version

A version of the song was released by the Indonesian idol group JKT48 as their 8th single. It was released on 24 December 2014.

